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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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